Welfare Reform and the Possible Demise of White Paternalism and Black Flight in Mississippi

Authors

Lewis Walker, Western Michigan University
Chester L. Hunt, Western Michigan University

Abstract

This article makes an assessment of the possible impact of welfare reform on families currently receiving AFDC payments. An analysis of the data on variations in AFDC monthly payments, the per capital income and AFDC grants, and other selected factors for Mississippi, Nebraska, and New York suggests that the effects of federalization on welfare would indeed be far-reaching. For example, it would increase the economic level of Black mothers and children living in Mississippi (state with the lowest monthly payment), and possibly at the same time decrease the flow of Black emigration from that state.

Recommended Citation

Walker, Lewis and Hunt, Chester L. (1981) "Welfare Reform and the Possible Demise of White Paternalism and Black Flight in Mississippi," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 8: Iss. 1, Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.1443
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol8/iss1/8